Reading Comprehension for Module 2 (A) western children get their pocket money by different kinds of ways. Some children help their parents to do houwork to get some pocket money. Children usually begin to do houwork at the age of 10. They are busy with subjects from Monday to Friday, so they have to do houwork on weekends. They clean the floor, windows and cars. They cut the grass, feed animals, or cook dinner for their families. When children get older, they work harder to make more money. Some children nd newspapers. They have to get up early in the morning to nd the newspapers from door to door. It’s a hard job. But they can make more money. Some high school children can also make more money by cutting grass, looking after babies and feeding animals for others. Of cour, they also do some volunteering jobs. They work hard and ask for no money. This can help them a lot in their study and life. As you can e, it’s good for children to do some part-time or volunteering jobs. It helps kids to improve themlves. So parents support them very much. ( )1. Western children make pocket money ___________. A.on weekends B. on weekdays C. at the age of tem D. every day ( )2. If school children want to make more money, they can ________. A.do cleaning or cooking for their families B.cut grass or feed animals for their families C.find a volunteering job to help others D.nd newspapers or do houwork for others ( )3. What does “volunteering” mean in the fourth paragraph? A.额外的 B. 志愿的 C. 低薪的 D. 零碎的 ( )4. Why do western parents support their kids in jobs? A.Children can improve themlves骏马奔驰. C. Children can get some money. B.It’s good for western parents. D. Children work without money. ( )5. Which is NOT true about children’s jobs? A.It’s good for kids’ study and life. C. It helps kids to improve themlves. B.It’s a good way to help parents. D. Parents support them in the jobs. (B) Four asons of a tree Many years ago, there was an old man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge (判断) things too quickly. So he told them to go and look at a pear tree. It was far away from his home. The first son went in winter, the cond in spring, the third in summer, and the youngest son in autumn. When the sons came back, the old man asked them to say what they had en. The first son complained the tree was ugly. The cond son said the tree was covered with buds and full of hope. The third son said the tree was full of green leaves. They looked so beautiful, and it was the most wonderful thing he had ever en. The youngest son said that the tree was bowed down with heavy fruits. It was full of life and fulfillment (收获). The man explained that all of his sons were right, but each of them had en just one ason of the tree. He told them that they couldn't judge a tree or a person by only one ason." If you give up when it's winter, you will miss the hope of your spring, the beauty of your summer, and the fulfillment of your autumn." Said the old man It is true that we shouldn't let the hard ason break the happiness of the other asons. Never give up during the difficult days and better times are sure to come some day. ( )6. Why did the old man ask his sons to look at the pear tree? A. Becau he liked eating pears. B. Becau the tree was important to his family. C. Becau he wanted to teach them not to judge things too quickly. D. Becau his sons didn't judge things quickly. ( )7. The fourth son went to e the tree in ______. 中国古代天文学A. Spring B. Summer C. Autumn D. Winter ( )8. The underlined word "buds" probably means ______ in Chine. A. 叶子 B. 枝条 C. 果实 D. 花蕾 ( )9. Which of the following is true? A. The pear tree was near his home. B. The third son said the tree was beautiful. C. The four sons all liked the tree. D. Even you give up in winter, you can still get hope in other asons. ( )10. What's the main idea of this passage? A. Don't judge a life by one difficult ason. B. Father's love is great. C. Every tree has four asons. D. Life is difficult for everyone. (C) Marco Polo It is difficult to imagine what the world was like in 1254. Europe was living in an age that we call the Medieval Period (中世纪). It was a time of many wars (战争). It was in that time that Marco Polo was born in Venice, Italy. Life in Venice was different from life in most of Europe. Venice was a city of beautiful buildings and water canals (运河). Many businessmen did business in Venice. Marco Polo’s father and uncle were businessmen. They had traveled to a far-off country called Cathay. (Cathay is now called China.) There they had friends with the great ruler, Kublai Khan(忽必烈). He invited them to return to Cathay.参观工厂 When Marco Polo was venteen years old, he began a journey to China with his father and uncle. They sailed the Indian Ocean and crosd the dert and mountains of Asia on camels. The journey to China took three years. Kublai Khan greeted the Polos and nt them lots of gifts. He was especially impresd (留印象) with Marco, who could speak four languages including Chine and others. 选调Khan nt Marco on many trips through China. On the trips, Marco saw many amazing things that he had never en in Europe, such as coal ud as fuel, paper money instead of coins, and papermaking and printing process. Marco made many notes about life in China. After almost twenty years in China, the Polos began their journey home to Italy. Kublai Khan gave them many gifts of ivory, silk, jewels, and jade. When they returned to Venice, they found their city at war. Marco Polo was put in prison. He spent his time writing a book about his years in China. The book is called Descriptions of the World. It became the most popular book in Europe. Becau of the book, many people in Europe learned about life in China. Answer the following questions.(根据短文内容回答下列问题。) ( 12分) 11. When was Marco Polo born? ______________________________________________________ 12. At what age did Marco Polo begin a journey to China? _________________________________ 13. How many languages could Marco Polo speak? _______________________________________ 14. How long did Polos stay in China? _________________________________________________ 15. How did many people in Europe learn about life in China? 天使街23号_________________________________________________________________________________ (D) Rising temperatures If the temperature ris by 5 degrees tomorrow, you will probably take off just one coat. But such a change in the average world temperature would be a rious problem. Many animals and plants would not be able to deal with the changes, and would die. 天崩地裂的意思 The UNEP(联合国环境规划署)relead the Report 2012 on November 21, 2012. It says that if we don’t take action now, the world temperature will have rin by 3 to 5 degrees by the end of this century. The report was written by 55 scientists from 20 countries. Scientists have t a goal for greenhou gas nding out to limit the world temperature ri to only 2 degrees this century. But according to the report, people have already let out 14 percent more greenhou gas than they should have done. A large ri in temperatures could be terrible for us and for many other living things on Earth. Sea levels will ri becau higher temperatures will cau melting ice to flow into the a. Large coastal(沿海的)cities in countries such as the Netherlands and Bangladesh could be flooded. Some plants such as corn and sugarcane(甘蔗)will not grow well in higher temperatures. Some countries, such as Brazil and parts of Africa, will not have enough food. The change may cau less rain and even make some places very dry. On November 26, people from around 200 nations and regions gathered again in Doha(多哈)for the annual UN climate talks. “Climate change is coming to all human beings and effective actions need to be taken to deal with it, ”president of the conference said at the opening ceremony. 根据短文内容, 判断正误(T/F)。 ( )1. Doha World Climate Conference opened on November 26, 2012. ( )2. The Report 2012 relead by the UNEP was written by fifty scientists from twenty countries. ( )3. People from around 200 nations and regions gathered again in Doha to hold the annual UN climate talks. ( )4. A large ri in temperatures could only be harmful to plants, not to humans. ( )5. Effective actions must be taken to deal with the climate change. |
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